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we're talking about the new york city marathon. new york mayor michael bloomburg wanted to send a message that the city was on its way back after the devastation of super-storm sandy. but despite his good intelligences, the public reaction was swift and harsh. critics argued there was too much devastation and work to do, mainly in staten island. the wave of criticism caused the mayor and race officials to pull the plug on friday. 27-year-old beatrice craven was to be one of the runners. despite the race being cancelled, beatrice still plans a run of her own. she joins me now from new york. how are you, beatrice? >> hi, don. >> are you still going to run the entire length of the race? are you still going to do a run of your own in a different way? >> absolutely. and i completely plan on running the full -- the full marathon, the full 26.2. the course would be different. the idea is to do the original new york city marathon, which would be four loops around central park. so that's the idea. i think it's a little bit more sensible, yo
we're talking about the new york city marathon. new york mayor michael bloomburg wanted to send a message that the city was on its way back after the devastation of super-storm sandy. but despite his good intelligences, the public reaction was swift and harsh. critics argued there was too much devastation and work to do, mainly in staten island. the wave of criticism caused the mayor and race officials to pull the plug on friday. 27-year-old beatrice craven was to be one of the runners. despite...
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. >> you're not in new york city, that skyline behind you is mountain view, california. eric schmidt, it sounds like you were in that closed door meeting, we know you weren't, but thank you for joining us. >>> there was a story that went unreported on election night. mitt romney's landslide, he actually had many of them across the country in his loss to barack obama. we went to king county, texas where president obama suffered his most severe shellacking. >> reporter: what do you think of barack obama's first term? >> ain't worth a damn. i don't agree with anything he done. >> reporter: it was a sentiment that was also common after president obama's first run for president. 3.4% chose obama, the lowest for any county in the country. if you could tell barack obama to do one thing, what would you tell -- king county is not only barack obama's lowest vote percentage, it's also the county where he received the lowest total number of votes. nationwide, the president tal tallied more than 62 million votes. but here in this county, he got 5 votes. mitt romney winning 139 to 5,
. >> you're not in new york city, that skyline behind you is mountain view, california. eric schmidt, it sounds like you were in that closed door meeting, we know you weren't, but thank you for joining us. >>> there was a story that went unreported on election night. mitt romney's landslide, he actually had many of them across the country in his loss to barack obama. we went to king county, texas where president obama suffered his most severe shellacking. >> reporter: what...
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ram. >>> a lot of runners who travel to new york city to run in that new york city marathon this morning, instead headed to staten island and other areas hit hard by that superstorm sandy. they delivered relief supplies and helped victims clean out their flooded homes and though the storm's that struck -- intent on running the race they had trained for months to finish. they participated in unofficial alternative marathon that was organized on facebook. >>> celebrity chef and cookbook author was born in queens and his culinary career has included stops across new york city. so when superstorm sandy left millions without a decent meal, despirito did what he does best. he cooked up some soup and headed to the worst hit neighborhoods and started passing it out. rocko you have made your rounds, queens, manhattan, borooklyn, ad now staten island. what's it like to hand out so many meals to so many in need? >> it's wonderful to have a skill that's actually useful in a storm situation like this. i cook and people are hungry, it's a perfect match. >> how do you even go about making so much soup?
ram. >>> a lot of runners who travel to new york city to run in that new york city marathon this morning, instead headed to staten island and other areas hit hard by that superstorm sandy. they delivered relief supplies and helped victims clean out their flooded homes and though the storm's that struck -- intent on running the race they had trained for months to finish. they participated in unofficial alternative marathon that was organized on facebook. >>> celebrity chef and...
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mayor bloomberg saying as many as 143,000 new york city voters are going to have to find new polling places and fast. facing a similar problem, new jersey governor chris christie extended hours at early voting sites over the weekend. and he also ordered election officials to allow displaced voters to cast their ballots by submitting a mail-in ballot application via e-mail or via fax. >>> as we've also mentioned, cnn's latest polls show that there's a dead heat between president obama and mitt romney. right now, a day before the choice has to be made. after months of campaigning, the outcome could very well be decided. and more than likely, will be decided in a hand f of battleground states. at the top of the list, i know you're sick of hearing of it, but it's ohio. both president obama and governor romney are on the stump there today. it's no surprise. they're making their 11th hour pitch for voters. our latest poll for the buckeye state shows president obama with 50% of the voters and mitt romney with 47%. that is still well within the sampling error, though. right smack dab in the
mayor bloomberg saying as many as 143,000 new york city voters are going to have to find new polling places and fast. facing a similar problem, new jersey governor chris christie extended hours at early voting sites over the weekend. and he also ordered election officials to allow displaced voters to cast their ballots by submitting a mail-in ballot application via e-mail or via fax. >>> as we've also mentioned, cnn's latest polls show that there's a dead heat between president obama...
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yorkers have and particularly new york city workers. we're here to help each other, but we're also city workers here to help the citizens of this great city, and we're going to tk continue to do that. the death toll from sandy continues to rise. we now know that at least 41 new yorkers have perished. as i cautioned yesterday, as rescue and recovery efforts continue, there could be more fatalities that are discovered. we are getting to the point where we think we've been through every place, but you can never be 100% sure. yesterday, as i'm sure you heard, first responders recovered the bodies of little brandon and connor moore of staten island. brandon was 2 years old, and connor was 4. they were swept away from their mother's arms by the force of sandy's storm surge, and it just breaks your heart to even think about it. as a father, i cannot imagine the pain and anguish the boys' parents are suffering. their father, damien, is a city sanitation worker. at the time of the tragedy he was on the job helping our city respond to the storm.
yorkers have and particularly new york city workers. we're here to help each other, but we're also city workers here to help the citizens of this great city, and we're going to tk continue to do that. the death toll from sandy continues to rise. we now know that at least 41 new yorkers have perished. as i cautioned yesterday, as rescue and recovery efforts continue, there could be more fatalities that are discovered. we are getting to the point where we think we've been through every place, but...
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the new york city marathon, an event many say should be canceled. hear how the event's director is responding. any better than endless shrimp at red lobster. you can mix and match all day! [ male announcer ] don't miss red lobster's endless shrimp, just $14.99! try as much as you like, any way you like! like parmesan crusted shrimp. hurry in, offer ends soon! i'm ryan isabell and i see food differently. "what do you want from a medicare plan?" i just want a company that helps me get the most out of my healthcare. i want it to be simple. one plan. one card to carry. i want lower copays... and i want my drugs covered. [ male announcer ] say "hello" to more of what you want with unitedhealthcare and our all-in-one medicare advantage plans, including aarp medicarecomplete plans, insured through unitedhealthcare. one, simple plan could give you hospital and doctor coverage with prescription drug benefits and more, like vision and hearing, all with monthly premiums as low as zero-dollars. oh, and i want to spend less on prescriptions. [ male announcer ] s
the new york city marathon, an event many say should be canceled. hear how the event's director is responding. any better than endless shrimp at red lobster. you can mix and match all day! [ male announcer ] don't miss red lobster's endless shrimp, just $14.99! try as much as you like, any way you like! like parmesan crusted shrimp. hurry in, offer ends soon! i'm ryan isabell and i see food differently. "what do you want from a medicare plan?" i just want a company that helps me get...
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is. >>> in new york city, the race will go on. mayor bloomberg said the 43rd annual marathon will take place this sunday at scheduled. that decision is not sitting well with many people. the route for the city's five bu burroughs is unchanged. the race starts in staten island, eight miles across from the neighborhood completely destroyed by fire, breezy point. and ends in central park, which is still cleaning up after half a million dollars worth of damage in trees alone. mary wittenberg is the race director for the new york city marathon. welcome. >> hi, carol. >> as you well know, the city and the mayor and yourself taking a lot of criticism over the decision for the race to go on, because it takes away resources like police and fire from the city. so why not delay the race? >> well, the idea is really to help the city rebound as effectively and efficiently as we can. for -- first our hearts go out to all the new yorkers and everybody on the eastern seaboard that's been impacted by the storm. and once the mayor said we want to g
is. >>> in new york city, the race will go on. mayor bloomberg said the 43rd annual marathon will take place this sunday at scheduled. that decision is not sitting well with many people. the route for the city's five bu burroughs is unchanged. the race starts in staten island, eight miles across from the neighborhood completely destroyed by fire, breezy point. and ends in central park, which is still cleaning up after half a million dollars worth of damage in trees alone. mary...
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new york city senator chuck schumer toured the devastation. as he did that, one woman was begging him for help. >> we are going to die. you don't understand. you got to get your trucks on this corner. >> 41 people have died in new york city alone and about half those deaths were here, on staten island. yesterday the bodies of two young boys ages 2 and 4 were found there. and you're seeing new pictures of the mother's suv that got stuck in the floodwater. gary tuchman shows us now where the boys were swept from her arms. >> reporter: you come over here to this tree, and hold on to the tree, grab the branches, at the tree, and hold on to it and hold on to her sons at the same time. she did this, according to police, for hours. she then says she went to this house behind me, knocked on the door, a man was inside, she pleaded with him, let us inside your house. she says the man would not let her in the house with her son. she stood on the balcony, tried to break the window to break into the house, wasn't able to, and ultimately float waters came t
new york city senator chuck schumer toured the devastation. as he did that, one woman was begging him for help. >> we are going to die. you don't understand. you got to get your trucks on this corner. >> 41 people have died in new york city alone and about half those deaths were here, on staten island. yesterday the bodies of two young boys ages 2 and 4 were found there. and you're seeing new pictures of the mother's suv that got stuck in the floodwater. gary tuchman shows us now...
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new york city senator chuck schumer toured the devastation. as he did that, one woman was begging him for help. >> we are going to die. you don't understand. you got to get your trucks on this corner. >> 41 people have died in new york city alone and about h th deathserehe stboaten 'res mher'uvth gostuce floodwater. gary tuchman shows us now where the boys were swept from her arms. >> reporter: you come over here to this tree, and hold to t brch anld oto it and hold on toerons at the same time. edidts, accoing poli, for houshindme, kcked on the the man would netr in house. toodn buse, to, and ultimaty float waters came rough and swept hesonsy. lp what . man in the house thaa i haarf and i cout -- >> y did not seenyes. >> going sta's wre bria these pictu ing ere. what is it like there today? >> don,earelief in the orhood, e bulldozers roiots autng so a t . mefthforthox india here on cedar grove avenue. and, look, this is all debris offials hueus e sent got completely flooded out. they had to clear all the re idg this oven righter refrigerator,
new york city senator chuck schumer toured the devastation. as he did that, one woman was begging him for help. >> we are going to die. you don't understand. you got to get your trucks on this corner. >> 41 people have died in new york city alone and about h th deathserehe stboaten 'res mher'uvth gostuce floodwater. gary tuchman shows us now where the boys were swept from her arms. >> reporter: you come over here to this tree, and hold to t brch anld oto it and hold on toerons...
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talking about sunday's new york city marathon. critics were afraid the race would hurt the sandy recovery efforts. now runners have turned their attention from the race to those most in need. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. governor of getting it done. you know how to dance... with a deadline. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. this is awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is, business pro. yes, it is. go national. go like a pro. try capzasin-hp. it penetrates deep to block pain signals for hours of relief. capzasin-hp. take the pain out of arthritis. >>> all right, you know by now the world renowned new york city marathon has been canceled. mayor michael bloomberg made the decision yesterday. he faced a lot of pressure because many said the race would divert resources and manpower from the victims of sandy. well, the race has been run every year since 1970, and it draws runners worldw
talking about sunday's new york city marathon. critics were afraid the race would hurt the sandy recovery efforts. now runners have turned their attention from the race to those most in need. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. governor of getting it done. you know how to dance... with a deadline. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. this is awesome. [...
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a rare moment in new york city. police say there were no reported slayings, stabbings, shootings or knifings during a 36-hour period from sunday night to tuesday morning. the city is on its way to having the lowest homicide rate since 1960. >>> for the first time since the election, president barack obama and mitt romney will meet face to face. the two candidates will have lunch at the white house in a few hours. before lunch, he will meet with his former running mate congressman paul ryan. >>> if you're wondering what's on that lunch menu, how about a healthy dose of humble pie for two politicians who dished out and received some pretty good beatdowns over the last several months? joining me now, cnn political analyst, roland martin, who leans left. go ahead, lean left. >> and cnn contributor will cain. >> a circle. >> you kill me. everyone knows it's political theater. americans aren't stupid. why put us through this, will? >> i think it's symbolically healthy. first of all, president obama said he wanted to do it
a rare moment in new york city. police say there were no reported slayings, stabbings, shootings or knifings during a 36-hour period from sunday night to tuesday morning. the city is on its way to having the lowest homicide rate since 1960. >>> for the first time since the election, president barack obama and mitt romney will meet face to face. the two candidates will have lunch at the white house in a few hours. before lunch, he will meet with his former running mate congressman paul...
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four of those in new york city alone and half of the deaths are coming from staten island which is one of the hardest hit areas. most people without power and most say they have not seen fema or the american red cross. one woman begged for help as governor chuck schumer toured the area. >> we are going to die. with the weather, we are going to die. we are going to freeze. we have 90-year-old people. we are going to die. you don't understand, you have get the trucks here on the corner, now. >> we are trying to get them. >> this is three days. >> staten island borough president said they did show up yesterday and he told anderson cooper that fema will bring more help today. >> someone to speak to, how do i get help? with whom do i get help? how do my children go to school? they don't have a home? this is answers to be answered by government and it is to do for people who can't do for themselves, and no answers forrer that. >> listen, we want to touch base with you tomorrow, and if they don't show up, will you let us know? >> yes. thank you for giving us the publicity that we need. thank
four of those in new york city alone and half of the deaths are coming from staten island which is one of the hardest hit areas. most people without power and most say they have not seen fema or the american red cross. one woman begged for help as governor chuck schumer toured the area. >> we are going to die. with the weather, we are going to die. we are going to freeze. we have 90-year-old people. we are going to die. you don't understand, you have get the trucks here on the corner,...
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. ♪ >> new york city captured by a swiss drone hobbyist. as you're probably thinking, yes, this is illegal as all hell. i'll be the first to say that doing this sort of thing over the site of the worst terrorist attacks on american soil, probably not the best idea. the drone view that you've seen probably looks a bit more like this. or more accurately this. the grainy pixelated bird's eye views of uav's offer have become wildly popular on the internet. maybe you've heard of the grim footage under its known day youtube, drone porn. how did we arrive at the robo-wars? where are they taking us? to get an idea, we left our brooklyn offices for washington d.c. to meet up with p.w. singer, one of the world's foremost experts on military robotics. >> we are wrestling with what it means to live, work, and fight through a robotics issue. the technology that we're using, with things like the predator or the pac-bot, those are model t ford. those are wright brothers equivalents, but even with that first generation, we're seeing impact on questions lik
. ♪ >> new york city captured by a swiss drone hobbyist. as you're probably thinking, yes, this is illegal as all hell. i'll be the first to say that doing this sort of thing over the site of the worst terrorist attacks on american soil, probably not the best idea. the drone view that you've seen probably looks a bit more like this. or more accurately this. the grainy pixelated bird's eye views of uav's offer have become wildly popular on the internet. maybe you've heard of the grim...
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york city. he'll also meet with families still trying to recover. yesterday, the president talked about the superstorm and he also talked about climate change. . >> have been an extraordinarily large number of severe weather events here in north america, but also around the globe. and i am a firm believer that climate change is real that it is impacted by human behavior, and carbon emissions. and as a consequence, i think we've got an obligation to future generations to do something about it. >> he says he's going to sit down with a burge of experts and try to come up with ways to protect our planet. victor blackwell is in staten island, victor, goo morning. i don't suppose people who have like damaged homes from superstorm sandy are thinking much about climate change at the moment though. >> no. maybe that conversation will come, carol, but not today. they're talking about the people who have died in this community. they're talking about this, their businesses and their homes that have been des
york city. he'll also meet with families still trying to recover. yesterday, the president talked about the superstorm and he also talked about climate change. . >> have been an extraordinarily large number of severe weather events here in north america, but also around the globe. and i am a firm believer that climate change is real that it is impacted by human behavior, and carbon emissions. and as a consequence, i think we've got an obligation to future generations to do something about...
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>> it's always great to see the new yorkers stepping up and helping out the city. lady gaga just announced on twitter she is donating a million dollars to the red cross to help victims of sandy. gaga grew up in new york of course and says this time r town and her time on the lower east side, harlem, bronx, brooklyn, made her the woman and the artist she is today. she's making a donation on behalf of her entire family. and new yorker jerry seinfeld stepping up. donating all of his income from his upcoming scheduled shows in brooklyn and on statin island to the relief efforts and added a show that's going to happen on december 19th on long island. proceeds from that show will be going to local organizations helping people here in new york. love the sein, carol. >> me, too. a.j. hammer, thanks so much. >>> look carefully at this next image. see it there? appears to be a wrecked car. but in this case, looks can be deceiving. [ forsythe ] we don't just come up here for the view up in alaska. it's the cleanest, clearest water. we find the best, sweetest crab for red lobs
>> it's always great to see the new yorkers stepping up and helping out the city. lady gaga just announced on twitter she is donating a million dollars to the red cross to help victims of sandy. gaga grew up in new york of course and says this time r town and her time on the lower east side, harlem, bronx, brooklyn, made her the woman and the artist she is today. she's making a donation on behalf of her entire family. and new yorker jerry seinfeld stepping up. donating all of his income...